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Saturday 5th October 2002 at 12 noon
ORDER OF SALE
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Saturday 5th October 2002 at 12 noon ORDER OF SALE | |||||||||
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JEWELLERY, OBJECTS OF VERTU, SILVER & PLATE | |
1 | An 18th century gold ring, the oval bezel enclosing a hair picture of a rural landscape with buildings, on an ivory ground; together with a matching pair of buttons, one depicting a harbour, the other a fishing scene. (3) |
SOLD £1,000 | |
2 | An 18th century gold carnelian intaglio ring depicting conjoined classical male portrait busts, inscribed and dated 1791; together with two 18ct gold mourning rings with carved floral borders, one inscribed Arthur Evans, Ob 20th January 1821, hallmarked London 1820, the other Eliz Evans, Ob 19th March 1836, hall marked London 1835. (3) |
SOLD £740 | |
3 | A Victorian rose-diamond and turquoise cluster ring; a 15ct gold single stone diamond bar brooch; a 15ct gold five stone diamond bar brooch with filigree decoration; a 9ct gold amethyst and pearl bar brooch; and a lady's 18k gold cylinder fob watch with 9ct fob bow. (5) |
SOLD £220 | |
4 | A Victorian seed pearl bracelet patterned as a floral lattice, with gold snap 2.125in wide, in later leather case by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London. |
SOLD £640 | |
5 | A pair of Victorian 9ct gold ruby drop earrings; an oval single stone ruby ring; an 18ct gold ruby and diamond three stone ring with carved shoulders, Birmingham 1901; and a 15ct gold ruby and rose-diamond bar brooch, Chester 1904. (4) |
SOLD £150 | |
6 | A Victorian 15ct gold guard chain, with an antique gold, agate swivel fob seal with armorial intaglio, 56in overall length, weight of chain, 27gr. |
SOLD £380 | |
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7 | A pair of Victorian gold, diamond and enamel cuff links; a pair of gold, rose-diamond and pearl scatter pins; and three various gold stone set tie pins, one modelled as a jockey's cap. (5) |
SOLD £380 | |
8 | An antique silver set rose-diamond marquise ring depicting a flowering urn, on a cobalt blue ground. |
SOLD £840 | |
9 | A Victorian 15ct gold rose-diamond and enamel tie pin modelled as a horse and jockey, right arm lacking; together with a white gold tie pin and a gold brooch, both with a reverse painted crystal intaglio of a mounted jockey, 0.5in and 0.75in diameter, respectively. (3) |
SOLD £640 | |
10 | A 19th century micro-mosaic gold brooch of circular form with filigree border, inlaid with a six-pointed star, Continental marks, 1.25in diameter, in original simulated black sharkskin case. |
NOT SOLD | |
11 | A Georgian 18ct gold sardonyx cameo ring with hollow moulded shank, carved with a classical female bust, inscribed 'Robt Stark Mackmurdo Esq, Ob 2nd October 1828', hallmarked London 1828; together with a pair of 18ct gold lorgnettes. (2) |
SOLD £210 | |
12 | A Victorian gold rose-diamond oval malachite brooch with arrow and quiver, 1in overall; a single stone diamond and enamel circular brooch, 1in diameter; and a Georgian oval coral brooch, 1in wide. (3) |
SOLD £220 | |
13 | A pair of antique pink topaz drop earrings with cannetille decoration, 2in overall length. |
SOLD £800 | |
14 | An antique tortoiseshell piqué brooch of circular moulded form decorated with a floral lattice, 1.625in diameter; another inlaid with flowers, 1.125in diamter; an oval two-piece buckle with gold and silver studwork decoration; and an oval gold hardstone brooch with filigree moulded border, dated 1877. (4) |
SOLD £270 | |
15 | A group of three antique fob seals, ranging in date from 1680-1820, pertaining to the family of Alston(e), the earliest, cut steel of revolving triangular form with silver mount, engraved with, an armorial, a crest with monogram, and a heart on a rock, inscribed Yet Constant, 1.25in high; the second, gold with armorial citrine intaglio, circa 1780, 1.75in high; the third, gold with agate intaglio engraved with crest and monogram, 1.375in high. (3) The arms on the earlier seal are those of the English family of Alston, the other two, the Scottish branch of the same family. |
SOLD £440 | |
16 | Two antique gold carnelian intaglio fob seals, finely carved, one with a portrait of a male figure, the other, after the antique with Concordia seated before an altar, both approximately 1.25in overall. |
SOLD £ 680 | |
17 | Two antique gold agate fob seals, one with an armorial intaglio; the other carved with a classical standing female figure, 1.125in and 1in high repectively. (2) |
SOLD £470 | |
18 | Five antique gold fob seals with hardstone intaglios, one engraved with an armorial, another modelled as a lyre. (5) |
SOLD £360 | |
19 | A pair of Victorian sapphire and rose diamond drop earrings of floral design; together with an Edwardian diamond and pearl star brooch, hallmarked Birmingham 1902. (2) |
SOLD £760 | |
20 | An Edwardian gold mounted mother-of-pearl brooch carved in high relief with figures of a Dutch boy and girl, with pearl border, 1.5in diameter. |
SOLD £380 | |
21 | An Edwardian gold, opal and pearl pendant with chain necklace; together with a gold opal and rose-diamond cluster ring. (2) |
SOLD £500 | |
22 | A platinum single stone diamond ring, approximately 2.25 carats, good colour with small inclusions. |
SOLD £2,700 | |
23 | A Scottish 19th century silver agate plaid brooch with thistle and acorn decoration, 2in diameter; together with a silver citrine and agate brooch modelled as a skean-dhu, 4.125in long. (2) |
SOLD £390 | |
24 | A Victorian rose-diamond, ruby, sapphire and pearl butterfly pin badge, converted from a brooch, 1in wide; together with a diamond and pink tourmaline bar brooch modelled as a flower spray. (2) |
SOLD £400 | |
25 | A Victorian Scottish gold citrine brooch of circular form with key pattern border, the claws engraved alternately with a St Andrew's cross and thistles, 1.5in diameter; together with an oval, gold amethyst and pearl brooch, 1in wide. (2) |
SOLD £210 | |
26 | A Victorian silver bracelet with two colour gold decoration, depicting a bird, sprays of holly and flowerheads; another silver bracelet with Chinoiserie engraving; a Scottish silver agate brooch; a silver mounted Cantonese carved ivory pendant; and a pinchbeck brooch containing an ivory placque carved with figures of stags. (5) |
SOLD £250 | |
27 | A Victorian 9ct gold mesh bracelet with pearl buckle and bar. |
SOLD £150 | |
28 | An Edwardian 9ct gold opal and pearl pendant with chain necklace; together with a jade pendant, carved with a bird and flowers, with platinum chain and snap. (2) |
SOLD £230 | |
29 | A lady's platinum and diamond cocktail watch with 9ct white gold bracelet, enclosing 72 diamonds. |
SOLD £380 | |
30 | A graduated cultured pearl necklace with 9ct gold pearl snap; together with another pearl necklace; and a black cultured pearl necklace with 14ct gold snap. (3) |
SOLD £90 | |
31 | The Dorset Regiment; a lady's diamond and enamel regimental brooch, 1.5in overall, in Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company leather case; together with a silver and enamel compact of octagonal form with engine turned decoration, hallmarked Birmingham, 1939. (2) |
SOLD £340 | |
32 | An antique polished Ammonite silver pendant; a Continental silver pendant, one side with a scene of the Annunciation, the reverse with Madonna and child, inscribed S·Maria·in·Loo·Bosch·; two antique silver fob seals; and a Continental silver peppermint box decorated in foliate engraving with repoussé shell base, unmarked, 2in wide. (5) |
SOLD £200 | |
33 | A heart-shaped silver enamelled boxwood picture frame, the silver inset of oval form, with ribbon crest, decorated in pink enamel on a guilloché ground, with crystal lens, the boxwood frame with moulded border and finely fitted easel reverse, possibly Fabergé workshop, unmarked, 5in overall height. |
SOLD £740 | |
34 | A Whytworth safetey fountain pen, patent 185512, silver coloured metal cover with engine turning, unmarked, mechanism jammed, 5.125in long; together with a Waterman's Ideal 9ct gold fountain pen with engine turned cover, hallmarked London 1932, 5.5in long. (2) |
SOLD £230 | |
35 | A Montblanc fountain pen, Meisterstruck No 149, black with white star, 14ct two colour gold knib, 5.875in long; together with a Swan 9ct gold fountain pen with engine turning, hallmarked London 1956, 5in long. (2) |
SOLD £200 | |
36 | A gentleman's 18ct gold open faced keyless lever stop watch, by Sir John Bennett, Maker to the Royal Observatory, 65 & 64 Cheapside, London, no 53865, hallmarked London 1885, 2.125in diameter, fine hair cracks to dial. |
SOLD £230 | |
37 | An Irish silver waiter of small circular form with scroll border, crested, by Richard Sawyer Jnr, Dublin 1831-32, King's head duty mark and Hibernia only, 4.375in diameter, 2.5oz; together with an early 19th century stag's hoof snuff box inscribed in piqué work KILLARNEY LAKES, 3.625in overall length. (2) |
SOLD £360 | |
38 | A 17th century miniature silver porringer of circular form with flaring lip, opposing strap handles and gadrooned lower body, circa 1690, marks rubbed, leopard's head and maker's mark visible, probably P.H., small repaired tear by one handle, 1.25in high, 2.875in across handles. |
SOLD £300 | |
39 | An 18th century pinchbeck mounted bloodstone etui of shaped and panelled form with paste set silver catch, enclosing various fittings, including original folding knife, the top with ring for suspension, slight damage to edge of pinchbeck mount, 4in overall height. |
SOLD £800 | |
40 | A George III silver mounted cowrie shell snuff box with gilt interior, inscribed Revd Robt Roberts of Brynmorfdd, Obt 26th July 1817, aet 70, 2.875in overall. |
SOLD £480 | |
41 | An early 19th century Continental silver peppermint box of shell shaped form with three compartments, finely engraved with rows of flower heads and scrolls, the reverse with a flowering urn, inscribed, A token of regard to the Revd E. Sidney from his constant hearer John Peirson, August 1837, unmarked, 3.375in wide. |
SOLD £460 | |
42 | A George III silver fiddle pattern serving spoon by Jos Hardy, London 1818, 11.5in overall, 4oz; together with a set of four 'Old English feather edge cartouche' pattern tablespoons, maker's mark T.E; G.S, London 1769, 8.5oz. (5) |
SOLD £180 | |
43 | A Victorian silver mounted carriage whip with chased floral grip, Trainer F. Sant, with inscribed trophy bands to Mr Kemmish for Spring Meeting - Omnium Imperial 1885, Rock Stackers Imperial and Stand Plate Imperial, hallmarked Birmingham 1871, 36in overall; together with a silver mounted engraved glass Whisky flask, London 1880, 6.75in high; and a silver horn, Chester 1907, 12in overall. (3) |
SOLD £200 | |
44 | A Victorian repoussé silver trinket box of elongated rectangular form decorated with a landscape scene and figures, the sides chased with stylised leaves, Chester 1896, 6in overall, 5oz. |
SOLD £110 | |
45 | An Edwardian silver topped hob-nail cut glass table scent bottle, Birmingham 1901, 3.875in high; a pair of silver topped cut glass toilet jars decorated with stylised flowers, Birmingham 1903, 2.5in diameter; and an embossed silver purse with chain suspension, Birmingham 1907, 3.75in wide. (3) |
SOLD £180 | |
46 | An Edwardian chased silver trinket box of angular form with foliate decoration, Chester 1906, 5.5in overall, 3oz. |
SOLD £100 | |
47 | An Edwardian silver toast rack raised on faceted ball feet, Sheffield 1906, 5in wide, 6oz; a pair of silver salt cellars of circular form with pierced decoration on square pedestal foot, Chester 1911, 2.375in high; and a silver cream jug with cut card boarder on lion mask pad feet, Birmingham 1913, 3.625in high. (3) |
SOLD £220 | |
48 | A George III silver bright cut teapot of oval fluted form with moulded spout, pineapple finial and ebonised handle, by Henry Chawner, London 1789, 13.5oz. |
SOLD £270 | |
49 | A Victorian silver inkstand of moulded rectangular form decorated with C-scrolls and flowers, raised on scroll feet, containing a taperstick with vase shaped stand, snuffer lacking, and two cut glass ink bottles, one chipped the other cracked and repaired, minor damages to border, by Henry Wilkinson & Co, Sheffield 1845-46, 14in wide, 8in high overall, 31.5oz. |
SOLD £600 | |
50 | A Victorian silver cup, the loop handles with heart shaped terminals, raised on circular pedestal foot, decorated with floral gadrooning, Sheffield 1889, 6.5in high, 9oz. |
SOLD £130 | |
51 | A Victorian silver mounted tortoiseshell stationery box of traditional form decorated with bows and ribbon ties, raised on ball feet, with original key, London 1893, 8in wide, 5in high, 2.5in deep. |
SOLD £780 | |
52 | A batchelor's silver three piece teaset of oval baluster form with gadrooned decoration, Chester 1912, 23oz. |
SOLD £200 | |
53 | A silver repoussé picture frame of shaped rectangular form with neo-classical style decoration, Chester 1912, 9.5in high; together with a silver handled ivory paper knife embossed with cherub's heads and flowers, Birmingham 1897, 14.75in overall. (2) |
SOLD £150 | |
54 | A silver enamelled jewel box of serpentine oval form decorated in pale blue on an engine turned foliate pattern ground, raised on scroll feet, Birmingham 1927, 5.5in wide, 1.75in high. |
SOLD £250 | |
55 | A silver mounted cut glass cocktail shaker of traditional form, Birmingham 1929, 10.25in high; together with a pair of silver mounted cut glass 'bitters' bottles, Birmingham 1928, 5.5in overall height. (2) |
SOLD £100 | |
56 | A silver mounted tortoiseshell jewel box of circular form raised on scroll feet, London 1929, 4.125in diameter, 2.25in high. |
SOLD £150 | |
57 | A silver helmet inkwell, with visor, decorated with floral mantling on scroll base, London import marks for 1967, 4.75in high, 7.5oz. |
SOLD £240 | |
58 | A Victorian silver plated tray of oval form with rope pattern handles and border, engraved with foliate decoration, by Elkington & Co Ltd, 27.5in wide overall. |
SOLD £150 | |
59 | A fine pair of Victorian silver plated wine coolers of circular baluster form, with scroll handles, decorated with vines and flowers, raised on shell pattern pedestal feet, one side engraved with an armorial, the other a crest, by Matthew Hall & Co, Sheffield, 11in high, 10.75in diameter across handles. |
SOLD £1,150 | |
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EUROPEAN CERAMICS & GLASS | |
60 | An early 19th century lustre jug, decorated in silver resist on a pale lilac ground with a figure of a pea-fowl and flower sprays, loop handle, 3.5in high; together with a tea cup and saucer with moulded loop handle naively painted in purple lustre with buildings in a rural landscape. (2) |
SOLD £250 | |
61 | An early 19th century 'Chicken' slipware money box of squat circular form, orange-brown body with vertical aperture, the bird finial decorated with white slip under a pale apple-green glaze, minor chip to tip of one wing, some glaze loss, 4.375in high. |
SOLD £170 | |
62 | A Bristol pottery polychrome tea bowl and saucer painted in traditional palette, with floral sprays within entwined leaf and ribbon borders, minute chip to edge of saucer, circa 1800; together with a Staffordshire diminutive blue and white transfer printed teapot decorated with 'Boy on a Buffalo' pattern, reeded loop handle, star mark within the foot rim, small chip to inside of spout, circa 1820, 4.25in high. (2) |
SOLD £200 | |
63 | A finely modelled Staffordshire figure of a retriever, with light brown markings on green and brown rockwork base, circa 1820, 6.5in overall, 3.75in high. |
SOLD £430 | |
64 | A naive early 19th century Staffordshire creamware figure of a parrot decorated in coloured enamels, standing on green oval base, 3.75in high. |
SOLD £100 | |
65 | A Staffordshire blue and white transfer printed pottery meat dish with tree and well, decorated with figures of rabbits in a rural landscape, within shaped floral borders, unmarked, hairline cracks, damaged and riveted but with negligible loss, circa 1830, 20.5in overall. |
SOLD £160 | |
66 | Six various early 19th century blue and white transfer printed pottery plates and dishes, in mixed condition but with no appreciable loss, depicting a mountainous landscape with figures and buildings; a beehive; a Continental scene with figures; a rural scene with stags; and two with unusual floral designs, maximum diameter 9.75in, circa 1800-1830. (6) |
SOLD £150 | |
67 | A Staffordshire blue and white transfer printed bordalou of traditional form, decorated with wild rose, single loop handle, unmarked, minor hair cracks to rim, circa 1840, 9.75in overall, 5in high. |
SOLD £260 | |
68 | A pair of early 19th century blue and white transfer printed pottery plates decorated with the 'Ladies of Llangollen' pattern within a shaped floral border, impressed fleur-de-lys mark, probably Staffordshire, circa 1820, 10in diameter. The 'Ladies of Llangollen', Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, the first sapphic couple of polite society, lived in a black and white timbered cottage, 'Plas Newydd', in North Wales. |
SOLD £400 | |
69 | A blue and white transfer printed pottery plate with a named view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, by J & R Clews, 1818-1834, small chip to edge, 10.25in diameter; a plate with a named view of Wells Cathedral, by Adams, 1810-1825, 10in diameter; a plate with a named view of Christchurch, Oxford, by J & W Ridgway, 1814-1830, kiln kiss to edge of border, 9.875in diameter; and a Rogers meat plate with a view from the 'Oriental Scenery Series', showing travellers and temples, impressed mark, circa 1820-1830, cracked, 13in overall. (4) |
SOLD £50 | |
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70 | An early 19th century lustre jug decorated in relief with a stag hunting scene, painted in brightly coloured enamels and with bands of purple lustre, moulded scroll handle, hair crack to rim, minute chip to inside of spout, circa 1830, 7.25in high. |
SOLD £200 | |
71 | A Victorian blue and white parianware jug, moulded in high relief, depicting figures on a South Sea Island shore, the handle modelled as a palm tree, after the novel 'Paul and Virginia' by Bernard de St Pieire, T J & J Meyer's Patent, Dale Hall Pottery, Langport, reg. mark, 2nd July 1850, impressed numerals, 8.25in high. |
NOT SOLD | |
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72 | A 19th century majolica tobacco jar and cover, modelled as a figue of a pug, wearing a collar and bow, decorated in coloured glazes, painted triangular mark within the well of the base, 8in high. |
SOLD £420 | |
73 | A Minton majolica comport of shaped oval form raised on two winged figures of cherubs, the base modelled with a pair of doves, hair crack to base, damage to arms of cherubs and swags, repaired with plaster and shells, impressed factory mark in capitals, year cypher for 1866, letters and numerals, 10.75in wide, 6.75in high. |
SOLD £540 | |
74 | A 19th century German saltglaze tankard of circular baluster form decorated with rows of flower heads and rosettes in manganese on a bright-blue ground, single loop handle with scroll terminal, English silver mounts with flat moulded cover and ball finial, hallmarked London 1874, 9.25in high overall. |
SOLD £100 | |
75 | A Pilkington lustre baluster vase decorated in a pale blue-turquoise glaze, impressed mark, number 2439, date code for 1907, 9in diamter, 9.75in high. |
SOLD £200 | |
76 | An 18th century Furstenburg porcelain tea caddy and cover of oval fluted form with moulded floral decoration, painted in puce with sprays of flowers within shaped gilt reserves, unmarked, minor chips, finial lacking, circa 1775, 4.75in high. |
SOLD £100 | |
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77 | A Worcester moulded blue and white porcelain pickle leaf dish painted with flower sprays, the reverse crisply veined, workman's mark, minute chip to outside edge of leaf, circa 1765, 6in overall. |
SOLD £360 | |
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78 | A Worcester blue and white porcelain patty-pan, painted with 'peony' pattern within a scalloped and hatched border, crescent mark, circa 1775, 4.75in diameter; together with a caudle cup and saucer with shaped rim, the handle with bird's head terminal, transfer printed with the 'zig-zag fence' pattern, crescent mark, minor chip to outside edge of saucer, circa 1770. (2) |
SOLD £340 | |
79 | A Worcester porcelain polychrome coffee cup painted with European flowers, reeded loop handle, minute chip to inside of rim, circa 1770; a white porcelain coffee cup with plain loop handle applied with sprigs of flowers, probably Bow, circa 1760; a Derby cabinet cup painted with a rural landscape and gilding, inscribed in red enamel, 'Near Middleton Derbyshire', circa 1820, 2.5in high; a Flight, Barr and Barr teacup with painted and gilded decoration, impressed mark, circa 1830; and a Spode cream jug decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, mark in red enamel, pattern no 2213, circa 1820. (5) |
SOLD £240 | |
80 | An early 19th century porcelain dish, transfer printed with a rural scene, inscribed Winstone Cottage within moulded floral borders, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, 9.25in wide; a Rockingham floral transfer printed plate decorated in green enamel and gilding, Griffon mark in red enamel, some wear, 9.25in diameter; a creamware pottery plate decorated with coloured flowers within a moulded floral and dolphin border, impressed Wilson, 10in diameter; a Spode transfer printed plate decorated in coloured enamels, impressed mark, no 2605, 8in diameter; and a pair of Spode stone-china plates decorated with flowers in coloured enamels, black printed mark, no 3125, 8.25in diameter. (6) |
SOLD £60 | |
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81 | A 19th century Meissen porcelain group of four putti on oval rustic scrollwork base, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, crossed swords in underglaze blue, incised and impressed numerals, minor damages, 5.5in high. |
SOLD £470 | |
82 | A 19th century Meissen porcelain group of five putti modelled as musicians, on oval rustic scrollwork base, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, crossed swords in underglaze blue, incised and impressed numerals, minor damages and repairs, 6in high. |
SOLD £600 | |
83 | A 19th century Meissen porcelain group of five putti, one with a telescope, another a parrot, a third holding a bell, on oval rustic scrollwork base, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, crossed swords in underglaze blue, incised and impressed numerals, minor damages, 4.75in high. |
SOLD £760 | |
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84 | A pair of 'Grainger & Co' Worcester porcelain vases of oval baluster form, with geometric pattern handles, painted in coloured enamels with birds, butterflies and insects within shaped reserves on a blue scale ground highlighted with gilding, 7.875in high. |
SOLD £300 | |
85 | Clarice Cliff; a 'Bizarre' preserve jar and cover of geometric form decorated with 'Rodanthe' pattern, 4.125in high, a matching mustard pot, 2.75in high, and pepper and salt with stand, 5.875in wide overall, the stand indistinctly numbered, probably 5321, the preserve jar with short hair crack to centre of cover. (5) |
SOLD £350 | |
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86 | A Royal Doulton 'Kingsware' whisky flask, modelled with a figure wearing a tricorn hat, silver stopper and chain, hallmarked London 1912, 8.25in high. |
SOLD £640 | |
87 | A Royal Doulton fruit bowl on pedestal foot, transfer printed in colours depicting a river landscape with yacht and stylised trees, pattern no D2452, glaze cracks to inside of bowl, 14in diameter, 8.25in high. |
SOLD £210 | |
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88 | Royal Doulton figures; 'Isadora' HN 2938, modelled by Peter A Gee, 7.75in high, and 'Southern Belle' HN 2229, 7.75in high. (2) |
SOLD £150 | |
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89 | Royal Doulton figures; 'Lydia' HN 1908, 4.75in high, 'Cherie' HN 2341 5.625in high, and 'Valerie' HN 2107, 5.25in high. (3) |
SOLD £80 | |
90 | A set of three Beswick graduated coloured figures of flying grouse, printed marks, impressed numbers 1188-1 - 1188-3, the largest 10.25in wide. |
SOLD £160 | |
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91 | Worthington E; a Beswick pottery figure of two rugby players each holding a tankard of beer, leaning on a giant letter E, raised on inscribed oval base, 9in high. |
SOLD £140 | |
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92 | A pair of 19th century cranberry glass table scent bottles, of hexagonal baluster form with gilded foliate pattern decoration, damage to end of one stopper, 8.125in high. |
SOLD £300 | |
93 | An Art Nouveau opalescent glass vase of circular flaring form on domed foot, moulded in relief with stylised flowers and leaves, probably Powell, 11.875in high. |
SOLD £200 | |
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ANTIQUITIES & TRIBAL ART | |
Antiquities | |
94 | An Egyptian polychrome carved wood ushabti figure, New Kingdom, 1567-1085 B.C., 6.5in high, mounted; a Greek pottery stirrup-jar, 5in high, spout lacking; a Coptic pilgrim flask with traditional moulded decoration, 4in high, chip to neck; a Greco-Egyptian fragmentary terracotta head of Harpocrates, 2.375in high; a Pre-Colombian carved stone pendant, 3.625in long; and two small Pre-Colombian fragmentary terracotta heads. (7) |
SOLD £300 | |
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95 | A Pre-Colombian pottery vessel of rounded oval form with opposing lug handles and moulded neck, decorated either side with a figure of a monkey, the body painted with a stylised face and bands of geometric ornament in black on a white slip ground, 10in high, 7.5in across handles; together with a similarly decorated cylindrical vessel, an applied figure of a monkey seated at the rim, 7.5in high, Chancay culture, 1000-1450 A.D. (2) |
SOLD £350 | |
Tribal Art Oceania | |
96 | A Maori 'kauri gum' portrait head, the face with moko ornament, black painted hair, damage to left ear, minor abrasions, 19th century, 4in high. Kauri Gum is the fossilised resin of the kauri tree. |
SOLD £150 | |
97 | An Aboriginal spear thrower, 'woomera', with broad leaf shaped blade grooved and hatched with diamonds, the reverse chip carved, wood point secured with sinew, bound butt, dry patination, Western Australia, 19th century, 24.25in overall. |
SOLD £190 | |
98 | An Aboriginal boomerang of deeply curved symmetrical form, used in hunting, smooth pale dry patination, 22in overall; together with two other boomerangs of more traditional form, one grooved and with curved end, the other chip carved and slightly hollowed. Western Australia, 19th century, 23in and 20in respectively. (3) |
SOLD £100 | |
99 | A Fiji throwing club, 'ula', with gadrooned rootwood head, the grip carved with bands of zig-zag ornament, red-brown glossy patina, cracks to butt, 15.75in overall; together with a New Hebrides wood dish of circular shallow form with notched rim, untouched dry patina, a section 0.75in square lacking from edge, 6.25in diameter, early 19th century. (2). |
SOLD £480 | |
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100 | A Fiji gunstock club of exaggerated curving form, crested blade patterned with hatched ornament, the shaft with evidence of fibre binding, domed butt, dry evacuated patina, early 19th century, 36in overall. |
SOLD £360 | |
101 | A Fiji 'pineapple' club of traditional form, the neck with fibre binding, the grip carved with zig-zag ornament, discoid butt, point damaged, dry patina, 32.75in overall; together with a throwing club 'ula' circular rootwood head with carved grip, glossy patina, 17in overall, first half of the 19th century. (2) |
SOLD £360 | |
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102 | A New Hebrides pudding knife, with pierced terminal of stylised human form and leaf shaped blade, Banks Islands, 49in overall; together with a Tonga Islands club, the flaring blade with raised rib and chamfered butt, 50in overall, both with dark encrusted patina, early 19th century. (2) |
SOLD £540 | |
103 | A fine Fiji 'gunstock' club, the blade crested and carved with bands of geometric ornament, discoid butt, encrusted red-brown glossy patina, early 19th century, 41.25in overall. |
SOLD £500 | |
104 | A Fiji 'pineapple club' of archaic form, the grip carved with bands of zig-zag ornament, plain butt, dark red-brown glossy patina, early 19th century, 36in overall. |
SOLD £660 | |
105 | A fine Fiji Islands club of rare form, the dome-shaped head decorated with incised geometric designs, slightly flaring shaft with angular butt, encrusted dark brown glossy patina, possibly 18th century, 36.75in overall. |
SOLD £3,200 | |
Africa | |
106 | A fine Kuba ceremonial table, the top incised with geometric designs, notched dentil border, raised on nine chip-carved circular tapering legs, dark red-black patina, 19th century, 20in diameter, 17in high. |
SOLD £300 | |
107 | A Zaire woven fibre shield of curved oval form decorated with geometric designs on a natural coloured ground, carved wood grip, some wear, late 19th-early 20th century, 48.5in overall. |
SOLD £300 | |
108 | An Ibibio carved wood face mask with hooked nose and downward curving beak, the perimeter pierced for attachment, decorated in purple and white pigments, nose broken and repaired, early 20th century, 9.5in high; together with a wrought iron oil lamp of circular form, the base formed as a stylised horse, probably Bambara, 19th century, 17in high, 7.75in diameter. (2) |
NOT SOLD | |
109 | A Senufo kneeling female wood figure, with crested coiffure and pierced ear drums, incised scarification to face and lower abdomen, broad shoulders with articulated shoulder blades and cut-away arms resting on the thighs, raised on outstretched toes, red-black glossy patina, traces of white pigment to face and neck, old cracks and repairs, 19th century, 11.75in high. |
SOLD £420 | |
110 | A Yaka flywhisk with carved Janus head wood handle bound with copper wire, 22in overall; a Bakongo fetish figure with iron studs, glass abdomen and incised scarification marks, cracked and partly burnt, 10.5in high; and a Southern Africa wood staff head with ball finial, carved with a stylised female figure, right arm lacking, mounted, 10.75in high, all with good colour and patination, 19th century. (3) |
SOLD £310 | |
111 | An Ashanti carved wood male figure of archaic form, weathered surface, some erosion, 8.5in high; a Yoruba comb with male head, teeth broken, 7.5in high; a Bini stylised wood head decorated with a string of cowrie shells, 4.5in high; a Baule miniature carved wood figure, 5in high, all with good old surface and patination, mounted on stands; and a Yoruba coloured bead bracelet with Janus head carved wood pendant, 19th century. (5) |
SOLD £220 | |
112 | A Ganda wood drum of tapering cylindrical form with splayed foot, reptile skin membrane secured with wood pegs, truncated conical lug for suspension, glossy brown patina, 19th century, 39in high. |
SOLD £300 | |
113 | A Bobo hardwood stool of rectangular form, the handle with figurehead terminal, incised geometric decoration to the seat and legs, openwork base, pale colour with dry patination, 9.75in high, 15.5in overall length; together with a stool of circular form with dished seat, triangular-pierced central shaft and domed base, a side strut forming the handle, dry light brown patina, possibly Mangbetu, 8.875in high, 7.25in diameter, late 19th-early 20th century. (2) |
NOT SOLD | |
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Japanese | |
114 | Netsuke, ivory, a seated figure of Fukurokuju, yellowed patina, age cracks, small chip to edge of cloak, 19th century, 1.875in high; together with a bone netsuke of a seated male figure holding a drum, well worn surface and patination, probably 18th century, 1.5in high. (2) |
NOT SOLD | |
115 | Okimono, an ivory figure of a farmer carrying bamboo culms on his back, raised on shaped oval base, the underside engraved with a leaf and with recess for a seal, seal now lacking, Meiji period, 19th century, 3.75in high. |
SOLD £300 | |
116 | An ivory parasol handle, finely carved with a figure of a crane standing on a gnarled tree stump inhabited by a minogame, Meiji period, 3.5in high. |
SOLD £270 | |
117 | A finely carved ivory figure of a bactrian camel, Meiji period, late 19th century, minor chip to underside of one ear, 2.125in high, 3.5in overall. |
SOLD £100 | |
118 | A Fukugawa porcelain charger decorated in underglaze blue, coloured enamels and gilding with bamboo, irises and flowering shrubs, the reverse with sprays of flowers, four spur marks within the footrim, signed, Meiji period, 19th century, 18.375in diameter. |
SOLD £300 | |
119 | A Kutani porcelain group decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, depicting the samurai 'Oishi Kuranosuke of Atoh' reading from a scroll, a girl seated at his feet, the two figures representing a scene from the famous Kabuki repertoire, Chushingura, named and inscribed in characters on the sash of his robe, Meiji period, 19th century, 9in high. |
NOT SOLD | |
120 | An unusual porcelain hanging basket of triangular form, decorated in cloisonné technique in coloured lacquers, depicting a three-clawed dragon on a simulated bark ground within shaped flowerhead borders, original suspension cord and tassle, Meiji period, late 19th century, 6.75in high. |
SOLD £200 | |
121 | Daruma, a terracotta figure with mournful expression, holding a flail in his right hand, old cracks and repairs, minor abrasions, Edo period, 18th-19th century, 14.5in high. Daruma is credited as being the founder of Zen Buddhism. |
NOT SOLD | |
122 | A tetsubin cast in high relief with precious objects and a poem, shaped handle inlaid in gold and silver with an arrangement of flowers, bronze cover signed Ryûbundô zô, Meiji period, 19th century, 9in high overall, 5.5in diameter. |
SOLD £150 | |
123 | A wakizashi, 28in blade, circular iron tsuba inlaid with silver and copper, decorated with geese and water reeds, fish skin grip, kashira lacking, brown leather scabbard, unsigned, remounted. |
SOLD £440 | |
124 | A Shibayama silver bowl of lobed baluster form, decorated with six gold lacquer panels inlaid in ivory, mother-of-pearl and coloured hardstones with figures of birds and flowers, applied elephant head ring handles, the body engraved with foliage and flowers, raised on shaped foot, signed Mitsuyuki on raised pad on the underside of the base, slight rubbing on lacquer, minor losses to inlay, Meiji period, 19th century, 9in diameter across handles, 4.75in high. |
SOLD £1,900 | |
125 | A cloisonné rectangular box and cover, inlaid in silver wire with a view of Mount Fuji, fishing boats and pine trees in the foreground, within an interlaced border of paulownia flowers, the sides decorated with chrysanthemum heads, powder blue interior, gilt brass stand, the feet modelled as paulownia flowers, minor damage to one foot, unsigned, Meiji period, 7.75in x 5.375in, 4.875in high overall. |
SOLD £600 | |
126 | Fuji Yoroku, a totai cloisonné porcelain cup and saucer painted in underglaze blue, coloured enamels and gilding inlaid with flowerheads within patterned borders, eight character mark within the foot rim reading Nihon Seto Fuji Yoroku; together with a similar vase with kyoto pottery body decorated with birds and flowers, hair cracks to neck, 10.75in high, Meiji period, 19th century. (2) |
SOLD £95 | |
127 | Seiya, a finely modelled bronze figure of an elephant, character seal mark within a square outline, slight loss to end of tail, ivory tusks lacking, Meiji period, 19th century, 6.375in high, 9in overall. |
NOT SOLD | |
128 | Yoshikiko, a bronze vase of slender baluster form mounted with a flowering plum, signed, slight crack to neck, Meiji period, 19th century, 9.25in high; together with a bronze vase of waisted form with stylised elephant head handles, decorated in relief with panels of birds and flowers, inscribed, Harushige-zoshi within the footrim, Meiji period, 19th century, 4.25in high, 4in diameter. (2) |
SOLD £50 | |
129 | A bronze vase of archaic form raised on domed foot, applied with two loop handles, each modelled as a serpent holding a ball in its mouth, character seal mark within the footrim, reading, To-un chu-sei, Edo period, 18th century, 9in high. |
NOT SOLD | |
130 | Yoshimasa, a bronze vase of waisted baluster form decorated with flowering lotus, character seal within the footrim, Meiji period, 19th century, 9.5in high. |
SOLD £150 | |
131 | Kikukawa Eizan (1786-1867); oban tate-e (14.25in x 9.625in), six woodblock prints of courtesans wearing colourful kimonos from the series 'Rokkasen', Ono No Komachi; Otamo No Kuronushi; Kisen Hoshi; Ariwara No Narihira; Sojo Henjo; and Bunya No Yasuhide, some fading and spotting, framed and glazed. (6) Rokkasen - six most important Waka poets from the early Heian period. |
See illustration A / See illustration B / See illustration C SOLD £490 | |
132 | Toyokuni; oban tate-e, five woodblock colour prints, two from the series 'Edo Meisho Hyakunin Bijo' (places of interest in Edo and a hundred beauties), Dairoku Tenyin Shrine and Hokikiri Iris garden; Mitsu-uji's excursion to the beach; Female abalone divers in Ise; and an untitled print of a seated samurai with attendant; together with a triptych by Yoshitora of numerous prominent samurai; each originally 14in x 9.25in but trimmed and in mixed condition; and a small pair of prints by Shotei of snowy landscapes with figures, 14.5in x 6.25in, all framed and glazed. (8) |
See illustration A / See illustration B / See illustration C / See illustration D / See illustration E SOLD £200 | |
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Chinese | |
133 | A Ming celadon dish decorated with flowering lotus under a pale green glaze, chip to underside of rim, footrim ground, 16th century, 13.875in diameter; together with a Guan style lobed baluster vase, crackled, brown flecked pale olive glaze, fritting to neck, Qianlong, 18th century, 6.375in high. (2) |
SOLD £100 | |
134 | A Transitional porcelain blue and white vase of compressed baluster form raised on circular foot, decorated with a landscape containing figures, within foliate pattern borders, neck reduced, now fitted with a metal rim, circa 1640, 6.25in high, 7.5in diameter. |
SOLD £200 | |
135 | A Wucai porcelain seal paste box of square form decorated in coloured enamels and underglaze blue with figures of five-clawed dragons and phoenix, Wanli six character mark in underglaze blue, in a double rectangular outline within the footrim, possibly Kangxi, old collection label, printed in Chinese on the inside of the cover, 1.875in square, 1.375in high. |
NOT SOLD | |
136 | A blue and white porcelain figure of Guanyin standing on shaped rectangular base, a bird perched on her left hand, the head and tail lacking, her right hand damaged, Kangxi, 1666-1722, 8.25in high. |
SOLD £260 | |
137 | An export porcelain figure of a seated hound decorated in a fritted off white-blue glaze, brown eyes, Qianlong, 18th century, 3in high. |
SOLD £100 | |
138 | A porcelain teapot painted in grisaille with figures of European merchants at a quayside tavern, a dog in the foreground, boat at the water's edge, cover lacking, internal firing cracks, Qianlong, circa 1750, 3.875in high, 4.5in dimater. |
SOLD £50 | |
139 | An unusual Cantonese famille rose porcelain basin, decorated in pastel coloured enamels and gilding with a naive figure of a monkey seated in a tree, a good luck pendant hanging from a branch, with butterflies, fruit and flowering shrubs, the exterior painted in iron red with flowering bamboo, early 19th century, 13.5in diameter, 4.25in high. |
SOLD £300 | |
140 | A porcelain baluster vase, finely decorated in iron red and black enamel and gilding, with a figure of an elderly sage accompanied by a young female figure and two small children, within lappet and flowerhead borders, the reverse inscribed in character with a poem, |
NOT SOLD | |
141 | A bronze censer on stand of circular form with two loop handles raised on splayed foot, figures of a dragon and a crane in cast relief within the footrim, the matching stand with moulded border and scroll feet, Xuande six character mark, 18th century, 9.5in across handles, 4.75in high; together with a Yixing red stoneware teapot, unmarked, 19th century, 3.25in high, 4.5in diameter. (2) |
SOLD £110 | |
142 | A fine turquoise-matrix snuff bottle, carved in high relief with a figure of a writhing dragon pursuing an elderly sage amongst scrollwork, the stopper carved as a flowering fruit, late 19th century, 3in high overall. |
NOT SOLD | |
143 | A silver coloured metal bowl on stand, pierced and chased with figures of dragons, cloud scrolls, flowering prunus and bamboo, marked with character seal reading 'Mao Ji', H.C., 90, inscribed and dated 1901, overall height 5.625in, stand 7.75in diameter, total weight 19.5oz. |
SOLD £260 | |
144 | A pewter teapot of segmented circular form with incurving base, the interior with raised seal, 'Yang Peng Yao Zhi', (cast by Yang Peng), inset cover with pale green jadeite loop finial, hardwood handle inlaid with seal characters in silver wire, 'Ru Ya Tangjian Zhi', (produced uder the supervision of Ru Ya Tang), one side engraved with flowering prunus the other inscribed with a poem; |
SOLD £480 | |
145 | An ivory pleasure boat with pierced superstructure finely carved with figures and flowers, the stern decorated with lanterns and flags, enclosing furniture, potted plants and numerous male and female figures, inscribed on an ornamental archway within the prow, |
SOLD £250 | |
146 | A set of six paintings, gouache on pith paper, depicting Imperial Manchus and ladies of the court, two seated in dragon thrones, all single images, late 19th century, 10.75in x 6.25in, framed and glazed. |
See illustration A / See illustration B / See illustration C SOLD £310 | |
147 | A pair of paintings, gouache on paper, one inscribed fu ren (lady), depicting a figure wearing a dragon robe with badge of rank, the other wu guan (military officer), an archer, 19th century, 13in x 8in, framed and glazed. |
NOT SOLD | |
148 | An oval portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pale yellow silk robe holding a fan, oil on canvas, now laid down on board, early 19th century, 4in x 2.625in, unframed. |
SOLD £420 | |
149 | Mother-of-pearl gaming counters, engraved with the Arms of Lowndes and scenes of animals and birds within key pattern borders, the reverse with landscapes containing figures, varying forms, good gauge with milled edges, 19th century. (57) |
SOLD £540 | |
150 | Mother-of-pearl gaming counters, engraved with landscapes containing figures within hatched floral borders, the reverse with sprays of flowers, varying forms, milled edges, 19th century. (120) |
SOLD £500 | |
151 | Mother-of-pearl gaming counters, with various engraved designs, temple and flowers with diaper back, (67); sprays of flowers with diaper back, (22); butterflies and flowers with star back and scalloped border, (25), varying forms, 19th century. (114) |
SOLD £260 | |
152 | A Civil rank badge, embroidered in coloured silks and gilt metal thread with a Phoenix standing on a rock, against a background of flower heads and cloud scrolls within a foliate patterned border, 19th century, 11.5in x 12.75in, framed and glazed. |
NOT SOLD | |
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Indian & Islamic | |
153 | An Indian silver inlaid bidre ware Huqqa bottle of squat globular form, decorated with panels of flowering shrubs within geometric and foliate patterned borders, some loss to inlay, 18th-19th century, 6.25in high, 5.5in diameter. |
SOLD £240 | |
154 | A Nepalese silver coloured metal bowl on stand, pierced and chased with panels of mythical figures and deities, the stand engraved with a peacock, foliate pattern borders, unmarked, overall height 7in, 5.125in diameter, total weight 12.5oz. |
SOLD £100 | |
155 | A Kashmir black lacquer bowl, painted with birds and flowers in red and green lacquer, decorated with gilding, 19th century, 15in diameter, 6.75in high. |
SOLD £220 | |
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156 | A Qajar steel helmet (Kulah Khud), with tall central spike, adjustable nasal bar, twin plume holders and chain mail neck guard, the skull etched with a hunting scene containing animals and figures, some on horseback, bordered by panels of Qur'anic verse, 19th century, 21in overall height, mounted on oak stand. |
NOT SOLD | |
157 | A Qajar steel axe with gold inlaid crescent shaped blade, chiselled with floral scrolls and panels of Qur'anic verse, the socket with figures of birds, turned wood shaft, 19th century, 41in overall. |
NOT SOLD | |
158 | An Islamic bronze lamp with capstan base and turned tapering stem, the open reservoir for seven wicks, together with a similar lamp with reeded stem, both marked with four characters in Arabic on the edge of the drip pan, 18th-19th century, approximately 16.75in high. (2) |
SOLD £100 | |
PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, | |
159 | JOHNSON, ELDRIDGE REEVES. Tarpomania - The Madness of Fishing. Photographic plates. 8vo, original full green morocco with white and gilt inlaid tarpon on upper cover, t.e.g. others uncut, wide inner gilt dentelles, silk endpapers. Inscribed and signed by the author. New York, 1908. Binding unevenly faded, water damage to rear endpapers, damp-marking to lower and fore blank margins of last few leaves and faintly to extreme lower blank margins of some leaves of text, lower portion of rear cover darkened . |
SOLD £300 | |
160 | MOSS, DR. EDWARD L. Shores of the Polar Sea, a Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6. Coloured map and 15 (of 16) mounted chromolitho. plates. Large folio, original cloth re-cornered and re-backed; parts of the original backstrip laid-down. 1878; Together with: WILD, JOHN JAMES. At Anchor, a Narrative of Experiences Afloat and Ashore during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" from 1872-1876. Double-page coloured chart and 9 (of 12) mounted chromolitho. plates. Folio, original cloth, re-backed, major part of the original backstrip laid-down. Title and several text leaves re-margined, the 'list of plates' leaf overlaid with fine transparent tissue. 1878. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. |
SOLD £300 | |
161 | ANTARCTIC: "Shackleton's Last Antarctic Expedition. Southward on the Quest". "Scala Souvenir". No publisher, place, or date. Ca. 1922. Oblong folio (11.5in x 14.25in) original printed wrappers; cord bound as issued. Eight sepia toned illustrations from photographs [by G.H.Wilkins, photographer/ornithologist on the expedition]. The photographs depict Shackleton on board the "Quest", hat doffed in farewell, cigarette in hand; a group study of Shackleton with the crew; the Quest "Frozen in the Ice"; the ship's dog; penguins on the ice; "Iceberg and Floe Ice"; crew "In Antarctic garments"; & Shackleton's burial cairn "We left him under the Southern Cross". Oval window cut to upper wrapper to expose Shackleton's head & shoulders from the plate beneath, as issued. Wrapper edge chipped, corners bumped, split at backstrip, some spotting. |
SOLD £660 | |
162 | KINDERSLEY, N. E. Specimens of Hindoo Literature: consisting of Translations, from the Tamoul Language, of some Hindoo works of morality and imagination, ... Remarks on the Mythology, Literature, etc. of the Hindoos. By N. E. Kindersley of the Honourable East India Company's Civil Service on their Madras Establishment. 1794. 5 folding plates. 8vo, contemporary green grained morocco. Presentation copy from the author to his mother. |
SOLD £130 | |
163 | BIBLE - BISHOPS' VERSION: The Holy Bible Conteining the Olde and Newe Testament. Whereunto is joined the whole service used in the Church of England. London: Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most excellent Majestie, 1584. Black-letter. Title in red and black within woodcut border, titles to the P |